SummaryA rapid-fire eye-popping and ear-pleasing study of textile patterns around the world. Filmed over five years, in fifteen countries, Mack places textiles against surprising backgrounds, editing the imagery to a homemade pop soundtrack. [MUBI]
Directed By:Jodie Mack
The Grand Bizarre
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Universal Acclaim
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
80% Positive
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Apr 22, 2020
100
For fans of Mack’s juxtapositions of natural and synthetic imagery and of her fascination with repetition and patterns, The Grand Bizarre is surely the artist’s most accomplished work.
Apr 9, 2020
91
There is a romantic or perhaps even maternal care given to each and every frame. The realization that there is nothing accidental about the finished product–that every cut is intentional–is shocking for such a free-flowing film.
91
It’s just a constant riotous whirlwind of eye candy.
Apr 9, 2020
75
The overall experience of The Grand Bizarre is, in a lot of ways, an extremely eye-opening one. It forces a viewer to consider how complicated and incredible every single stitch of a rug, or a scarf, or a dishtowel actually is, and how easily it is to overlook that fact.
Apr 9, 2020
60
The Grand Bizarre is a film that will alienate many with its video-artiness but the focus here on looking and looking again with wonder at the everyday stuff around us may strike a chord at the moment.
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Awards
Locarno Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
AFI Fest
• 1 Nomination
Indiewire Critics' Poll
• 1 Nomination
